Candidates in sheriff's race grows to four

All vying for the office have ties to Portage County Sheriff's Department

7:56 PM,
Sep. 26, 2013

James Grubba

Written by

B.C. Kowalski
Stevens Point Journal Media

The race to be the county's top cop just jumped to at least four, and all of the candidates are current or retired Portage County Sheriff's Office employees.

James Grubba, 57, of Stevens Point, a retired lieutenant with the Portage County Sheriff's Office, and Michael Lukas, 45, of Almond, a sergeant with the Portage County Sheriff's Office, both told Stevens Point Journal Media that they intend to run for sheriff.

The two announcements Wednesday come on the heels of an announcement Sept. 17 by Portage County Sheriff John Charewicz that he would not seek a fourth term in November 2014. ...